During high volatility periods, some sectors can significantly under-perform the overall market, says Joe Sullivan, a Director at Interactive Brokers Asset Management. In such situations, using investment strategies that provide opportunity for broad-based and diversified sector exposure can be beneficial long term.

Interactive Brokers, the affiliated broker-dealer of Interactive Brokers Asset Management, won first place in Barron's 23rd annual ranking of The Best Online Brokers. The article notes that the company offers a robo-advisory service - IBKR Asset Management - for less active traders. The unit offers a range of portfolios including 13 index tracking portfolios.

Interactive Brokers, the affiliated broker-dealer of Interactive Brokers Asset Management, won first place in Barron's 23rd annual ranking of The Best Online Brokers. The article notes that the company offers a robo-advisory service - IBKR Asset Management - for less active traders. The unit offers a range of portfolios including 13 index tracking portfolios.

With robo-advisors, you can also invest online, anytime, explains Kalen Holliday. Holliday is a director at the robo-advisor firm Interactive Brokers Asset Management . "If you have young kids to tend to during the day or work in an office surrounded by coworkers who you don’t want knowing you’re taking time off during the day to invest, investing online is better than having to call your broker between 9 AM and 5 PM. You can go online anytime and see how your investments are performing."

Profile story discusses how Interactive Brokers has expanded products and services for registered investment advisors. Advisors using Interactive Brokers now have a robo platform, IBKR Asset Management, which was acquired in 2015 and offers actively managed portfolios at low fees.

The model portfolio market is growing quickly and there are benefits for both investors and advisers, notes Joe Sullivan, director of manager relations for Interactive Brokers Asset Management. Investors get access to tactical shifts from some of the best institutional investment committees and advisers can access portfolios for their clients at low cost.

Interactive Brokers Asset Management portfolio managers Yale Bock and Ron McCoy weigh in on their stock selections. Bock picks Apple as a good portfolio addition and McCoy says Exxon is a great choice.

Interactive Brokers Asset Management portfolio manager Charles Sizemore says lack of volume on targeted ETFs can be troublesome. He says the headache and extra management fees of small funds are often not worth it when you can purchase the underlying holdings instead.

US stocks have outperformed stocks oversees for the past 10 years, says Charles Sizemore, a portfolio manager for Interactive Brokers Asset Management. However, he notes that there’s growing interest in international equities, particularly among Variable Annuity providers.

Some analysts aren't bullish on Japan. For example, Charles Sizemore, who manages a portfolio for Interactive Brokers Asset Management, sees Japan as a short-term trade and not a viable long-term investment.

Contributions to retirement accounts should remain tax deductible as it motivates people to save rather than rely on the government when they're older, says Ron McCoy, a portfolio manager of the LOWS strategy on Interactive Brokers Asset Management.

"Facebook's foray into virtual reality has been disappointing: No breakout or killer application and an experience that leaves a significant fraction of users feeling nauseous," says Barry Randall, technology portfolio manager for Interactive Brokers Asset Management. "Facebook's failure thus far has opened the door to major competitors, including Sony and Samsung."

Ron McCoy, portfolio manager of the Leveraged Options Writing Strategy portfolio on IBKR02 Asset Management, said IRA loans are not really advisable, but may be an option after a disaster. "Someone should lobby Congress to pass a bill to allow people who have been affected by the storms to extend the rule to up to a year rather than the current 60 days. People shouldn't be penalized for taking out their own money in a retirement account because of a disaster. It's just wrong."

As volatility has reached low levels, its impact on stocks and options has been largely ignored until recently and tobacco stocks have been hit bard. Interactive Brokers Asset Management portfolio manager Ron McCoy explains the impact on options.

While some wealth managers hire others to manage their money, IBKR Asset Management portfolio manager Rick Tonge takes another tack. He invests one way and has 100% of his investable assets invested. He prefers to have his money in the same risk and be in the same position as clients because having skin in the game gives him the same perspective as his client.

Current heft valuations are reminiscent of dot com stocks in 1999 when many stocks also reached large market caps, says Ron McCoy, portfolio manager for the Leverage Options Writing Strategy on IBKR Asset Management.

Instead of buying options, selling them might be a better way to hedge against volatility, said Ron McCoy, a portfolio manager of the Levered Options Writing Strategy on IBKR Asset Management. Current heft valuations are reminiscent of dot com stocks in 1999 when many stocks also reached large market caps, says Ron McCoy, portfolio manager for the Leverage Options Writing Strategy on IBKR Asset Management.

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